People
Signal File: how the system of work is straining under pressure
Declining engagement, early exits and worsening health outcomes reveal a growing mismatch between workplace expectations and the systems designed to support them
The workplace performance gap: why stability is masking a new crisis of engagement
Office attendance has stabilised, but employee engagement is falling. New research by SPS and WORKTECH Academy reveals a widening gap between what organisations measure and what employees need.
Signal File: preventative workplace measures
From health and workplace connections to job security and recognition, organisations are being pushed to shift from reactive fixes to preventive approaches to sustain performance over time
Signal File: the new frontiers of workplace wellbeing
Workplace wellbeing is expanding beyond traditional benefits as organisations are pushed to rethink how to support health, focus and resilience
Signal File: what this week’s signals reveal about workforce strain
From emotional labour to staffing gaps and rising illness, pressure to perform is translating into measurable organisational risk
Signal File: what this week’s signals say about work’s structural turn
From diverging career paths to CEO turnover rates, work is reorganising across pathways, power and permanence
Why having a sense of control over your environment matters
New research linking worker control over temperature to better mental health is the latest in a line of studies that show the benefits of giving employees more agency in the workplace
Signal File: is connection becoming the ultimate test of performance?
This week’s signals examine how shifts in technology and work design are thinning workplace connection, with loneliness increasingly linked to engagement and performance
